Nina Simone reached the public with a force that felt both musical and spiritual, and her earliest years in Tryon, North Carolina, shaped everything she would later bring to the stage. She began as a classical piano prodigy who trained with significant focus and discipline, eventually studying at the Juilliard School in New York City before financial limitations brought those studies to an end. That difficult moment pushed her toward performing popular music in nightclubs, where she adopted the stage name Nina Simone and began singing to keep her job. This unintended step opened the door to her recording career, The post Complete List Of Nina Simone Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.